AI6YR Ben22h ago

This morning's science-experiment-gone-wrong

Had some hard boiled eggs which were not boiled long enough (dyed for Easter).

Decided I did not like soft boiled eggs

Cracked the egg, and put it in the microwave for a minute

Looked fine. Took it back to the table, started to peel it... moments later, EGG EXPLOSION EVERYWHERE. EGG ACROSS KITCHEN.EGG IN HAIR. EGG ON FACE. EGG ON WALL. EGG ON CEILING.

(that is all)

#eggs #science #food

Show threadFrom Robin with Love
@ai6yr What a terrible way to start the day. Eggsplosion: a cautionary tale. I hope you have recovered!!
Apr 5 at 6:23pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR Ben19h ago
@firefly I was only laughing uncontrollably for 5 minutes. I knew you weren't supposed to microwave WHOLE eggs, I didn't think a cracked egg (with white exposed) would ALSO explode.
Show threadFrom Robin with Love19h ago
@ai6yr 😂
Show threadcognitively accessible math18h ago
@ai6yr @firefly and now *all of us* of this select group in your realm also know.
I could *easily* imagine doing that experiment myself.
Show threadCarolyn17h ago
@ai6yr @firefly You would’ve needed to poke a hole through to the yolk, where the pressure seems to have built up. 😃
Show threadCarolyn17h ago
@ai6yr @firefly If it makes you feel better, I was helping a recently widowed friend with his cooking repertoire, since his wife had been the cook, and he was so excited to learn he could microwave potatoes, faster than baking in oven. I very clearly explained the importance of many holes in the potatoes, so they wouldn’t explode. He forgot, but only once. 😃
Show threadAdrian Riskin 16h ago

@CStamp @ai6yr @firefly

Must do this in the regular oven too! My mother always told me to but I ignored her because nothing ever happened.. until the day it did ... Pow! One time for me too. Should have listened to momma!

Show threadCarolyn16h ago
@AdrianRiskin @ai6yr @firefly Yep. though once you forget once, you don’t forget it again. 😃
Show threadPaul14h ago
@CStamp @ai6yr @firefly This is weird because I've microwaved baking potatoes a hundred times at least. Never poked holes first, and they have never exploded. Curious. I sort of look forward to the day it happen now. Unasked for tip... if you have an air fryer to finish them off for about 8 minutes they are even nicer.
Show threadMuro deGrizeco15h ago

@ai6yr

Because one of my jobs working in a kitchen was so boring, I would occasionally
do stupid things for fun.

When the boss wasn't around.

One time, I microwaved an egg until it exploded inside the microwave,

"MMMmmmMMMMmmmm....Boomf!"

Then I cleaned up the mess I'd made, while the chef laughed at me and shook her head.

Show threadMuro deGrizeco15h ago

@ai6yr

The other story, told before, was when I drained a gallon tin can of juice through a couple small holes in the top, rinsed out the can, then put it on burner to boil 1 cm of water still inside. Steam displaced all air inside, and I slapped tape over the holes. Steam condensed, vacuum formed inside, can became stressed from atmospheric pressure trying to crush it. Chef wandered over to watch. I whacked can with a spoon and it collapsed with a bang, as if it had been stomped on.

#science

Show threadAI6YR Ben15h ago
@murodegrizeco 🤯